voice vote
noun
: a parliamentary vote taken by calling for ayes and noes and estimating which response is stronger
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But that would change with enactment of the bill that passed the House by voice vote on Monday.
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Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
Driving the news: The committee approved the legislation, sponsored by Sheldon Whitehouse and Bill Cassidy, by voice vote as part of a package of dozens of other bills.
—Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
Introduced in late July by the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act passed in the lower chamber on Tuesday via a voice vote.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
In September, the House passed legislation by voice vote that would reauthorize the program so the FDA could continue issuing vouchers through 2029.
—Victoria Knight, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
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Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
Driving the news: The committee approved the legislation, sponsored by Sheldon Whitehouse and Bill Cassidy, by voice vote as part of a package of dozens of other bills.
—Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
Introduced in late July by the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act passed in the lower chamber on Tuesday via a voice vote.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
In September, the House passed legislation by voice vote that would reauthorize the program so the FDA could continue issuing vouchers through 2029.
—Victoria Knight, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Voice vote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voice%20vote. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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